OPENING NOTES
Billy Corgan
Newport Music Hall
Columbus, OH
October 31, 2008
Photo by Jeff Muller
A costumed version of the Smashing Pumpkins
opened for themselves during the first night of
the band’s 20th Anniversary tour. After slugging
through a rough set of covers on his 12-string
Taylor 855, including “Monster Mash,” “Hang
on Sloopy,” “Louie Louie,” “Wipeout” and
even “The Gambler,” Corgan stormed off
stage, leaving fans wondering if he had pulled
an Axl. Though some people left, the band
would return almost an hour later for what
many have described as one of the best
Pumpkins shows in years.
